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* justice-minded
* irreverent
RD is a @praeyesright.bsky.social publication
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Pinned
in this house we don't say "religion" when we mean white christian nationalism
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I wrote a thing.
the latest from RD: @joelhs.bsky.social on how the American Jewish establishment is responding to shifting perspectives on Israel
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Mamdani's Popularity and Right's Embrace of Fuentes Signal a New Era on Israel — How Will US Jewish Establishment Respond?
Two events happened in the past two weeks which seem, on the surface, to have little to do with one another. Yet they may come to be seen as a similar turning point in American Jewish life.
First, Zo...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I wrote a thing.
the latest from RD: @joelhs.bsky.social on how the American Jewish establishment is responding to shifting perspectives on Israel
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Mamdani's Popularity and Right's Embrace of Fuentes Signal a New Era on Israel — How Will US Jewish Establishment Respond?
Two events happened in the past two weeks which seem, on the surface, to have little to do with one another. Yet they may come to be seen as a similar turning point in American Jewish life.
First, Zo...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
the latest from RD: @joelhs.bsky.social on how the American Jewish establishment is responding to shifting perspectives on Israel
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the latest from RD: Brook Wilensky-Lanford on Trump's heavenly fixations
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Heaven on His Mind: Trump’s Telling Fixation with the Afterlife
America’s 47th president and aspirational dictator seems particularly concerned lately with where he’s headed when he dies.
Trump mused about his chances at eternal salvation with the cast of “Fox a...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
the latest from RD: Brook Wilensky-Lanford on Trump's heavenly fixations
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"The ADL’s spankings from the Right are intended to secure its partnership in the escalation of white nationalism, and they’re succeeding. Likewise, the little storms between Christian and Jewish right-wing groups aren’t breakups—they’re just negotiations...." -- crucial piece from Emmaia Gelman
Don't Be Fooled By the Right's Attack on the ADL — It's Just a Tactic to Normalize the Right's Most Virulent Elements
The relationship between white Christian nationalists and right-wing Jewish groups is often so stormy it can at times look like they’re eating their own. But it’s nothing to celebrate. The storminess ...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"The ADL’s spankings from the Right are intended to secure its partnership in the escalation of white nationalism, and they’re succeeding. Likewise, the little storms between Christian and Jewish right-wing groups aren’t breakups—they’re just negotiations...." -- crucial piece from Emmaia Gelman
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so grateful for @religiondispatches.org and the long-term work of Emmaia Gelman
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
so grateful for @religiondispatches.org and the long-term work of Emmaia Gelman
the latest from RD: @drdadabhoy.bsky.social on the Mamdani campaign's success in defeating electoral Islamophobia
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Bad Muslim, Good Mayor — Mamdani Wins Decisive Victory over Islamophobic Election Tactics
The name is Mamdani, M-A-M-D-A-N-I.
You should learn how to say it.
Because he won.
On November 4, 2025, New York City elected Zohran Kwame Mamdani as its first Muslim mayor. Throughout hi...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the latest from RD: @drdadabhoy.bsky.social on the Mamdani campaign's success in defeating electoral Islamophobia
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Ellis:
"It is difficult to see how an injunction ordering the government to comply with the Constitution can be harmful."
"It is difficult to see how an injunction ordering the government to comply with the Constitution can be harmful."
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ellis:
"It is difficult to see how an injunction ordering the government to comply with the Constitution can be harmful."
"It is difficult to see how an injunction ordering the government to comply with the Constitution can be harmful."
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y'all my puppy visits tomorrow and then comes home w/ me on Sunday
have already told @evanderkacz.bsky.social to expect a series of related posts, including
"my puppy, who is perfect, has never shared a planet with Charlie Kirk"
and
"what my puppy thinks of Dick Cheney's war crimes"
stay tuned
have already told @evanderkacz.bsky.social to expect a series of related posts, including
"my puppy, who is perfect, has never shared a planet with Charlie Kirk"
and
"what my puppy thinks of Dick Cheney's war crimes"
stay tuned
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
y'all my puppy visits tomorrow and then comes home w/ me on Sunday
have already told @evanderkacz.bsky.social to expect a series of related posts, including
"my puppy, who is perfect, has never shared a planet with Charlie Kirk"
and
"what my puppy thinks of Dick Cheney's war crimes"
stay tuned
have already told @evanderkacz.bsky.social to expect a series of related posts, including
"my puppy, who is perfect, has never shared a planet with Charlie Kirk"
and
"what my puppy thinks of Dick Cheney's war crimes"
stay tuned
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IS Wolverine King of the Vampires
Did women ruin the workplace? Is the white race genetically superior? Was 9/11 a controlled demolition? Are my dental fillings receiving secret CIA broadcasts?
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
IS Wolverine King of the Vampires
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Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
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November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
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if any Jewish woman wants to write me an extremely petty piece about Zionist meltdowns/crashouts over Mamdani's win for @religiondispatches.org, hmu
we pay!!
double bonus extra points if you're a transwoman
please give me an excuse to put that Debra Messing weeping picture on our website, I beg
we pay!!
double bonus extra points if you're a transwoman
please give me an excuse to put that Debra Messing weeping picture on our website, I beg
November 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
if any Jewish woman wants to write me an extremely petty piece about Zionist meltdowns/crashouts over Mamdani's win for @religiondispatches.org, hmu
we pay!!
double bonus extra points if you're a transwoman
please give me an excuse to put that Debra Messing weeping picture on our website, I beg
we pay!!
double bonus extra points if you're a transwoman
please give me an excuse to put that Debra Messing weeping picture on our website, I beg
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Just because we beat them doesn’t mean we should continue to let billionaires spend whatever they want on elections.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Just because we beat them doesn’t mean we should continue to let billionaires spend whatever they want on elections.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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the latest from @religiondispatches.org --
thanks to @sajidajalalzai.bsky.social for this reality check!!
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thanks to @sajidajalalzai.bsky.social for this reality check!!
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Auntie Fa? Media Scrambles to Find Absolute Dumbest Way to Smear Mamdani as Finish Line Approaches
“What do you call someone from Japan?”
“Japanese.”
“What do you call someone from England?”
“English.”
“What do you call someone from India?”
“Auntie or Uncle.”
I doubled over laughing as my fri...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
the latest from @religiondispatches.org --
thanks to @sajidajalalzai.bsky.social for this reality check!!
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thanks to @sajidajalalzai.bsky.social for this reality check!!
religiondispatches.org/auntie-fa-me...
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Time for the onion to start doing a politics teen onion section.
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Time for the onion to start doing a politics teen onion section.
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I wrote a piece for @religiondispatches.org about the use of AI videos to promote a moral panic about civil unrest on November 1 with the ending of food stamps. The videos are racist, and misogynistic and rw response is threatening.
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Unconcerned by the Prospect of Widespread Hunger the Right is Spreading Racist Memes About 'EBT Community' Rioting
Last Friday, October 24, the Department of Agriculture announced that there would be no emergency plan to provide for the 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps and, due to the government shutdo...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I wrote a piece for @religiondispatches.org about the use of AI videos to promote a moral panic about civil unrest on November 1 with the ending of food stamps. The videos are racist, and misogynistic and rw response is threatening.
religiondispatches.org/unconcerned-...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
and check out @antheabutler.bsky.social's White Evangelical Racism while you're at it!
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October 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
and check out @antheabutler.bsky.social's White Evangelical Racism while you're at it!
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once you've read this, check out Dr. Truschke's excellent explainer on Hindu nationalism
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October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
once you've read this, check out Dr. Truschke's excellent explainer on Hindu nationalism
religiondispatches.org/what-in-the-...
religiondispatches.org/what-in-the-...
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So far, Hindu nationalist groups in America have had almost no response to Vance's outrageous denial of his wife's #Hindu identity.
Here's some thoughts on explaining their muted (largely absent) response and why it matters --
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/you...
Here's some thoughts on explaining their muted (largely absent) response and why it matters --
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/you...
'Your wife is not agnostic, she is Hindu': JD Vance slammed for hoping Usha Vance will convert to Christianity - The Times of India
US News: Vice President JD Vance sparked controversy at a Turning Point USA event by expressing his hope that his Indian-origin wife, Usha Vance, would embrace
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October 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So far, Hindu nationalist groups in America have had almost no response to Vance's outrageous denial of his wife's #Hindu identity.
Here's some thoughts on explaining their muted (largely absent) response and why it matters --
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/you...
Here's some thoughts on explaining their muted (largely absent) response and why it matters --
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/you...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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NCGOP spokesman appears to be threatening @propublica.org's @dougbockclark.bsky.social with retaliation by the Trump administration for reporting on a state Supreme Court justice www.propublica.org/article/paul...
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
NCGOP spokesman appears to be threatening @propublica.org's @dougbockclark.bsky.social with retaliation by the Trump administration for reporting on a state Supreme Court justice www.propublica.org/article/paul...